Antarctic Science

Aims & Scope

Antarctic Science provides a truly international forum for the broad spread of studies that increasingly characterise scientific research in the Antarctic.

Whilst emphasising interdisciplinary work, the journal publishes papers from environmental management to biodiversity, from volcanoes to icebergs, and from oceanography to the upper atmosphere.

No other journal covers such a wide range of Antarctic scientific studies.

The journal attracts papers from all countries currently undertaking Antarctic research.

It publishes both review and data papers with no limits on length, two-page short notes on technical developments and recent discoveries, and book reviews.

These, together with an editorial discussing broader aspects of science, provide a rich and varied mixture of items to interest researchers in all areas of science.

There are no page charges, or charges for colour, to authors publishing in the Journal.

One issue each year is normally devoted to a specific theme or papers from a major meeting.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	1.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.653

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8798

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	282

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Earth and Planetary Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Impacts of local human activities on the Antarctic environment

  Citation: 415

  Authors: T., Z.L., K.A., D.G., P., C.A., S., J., I.

• Foraging ecology of southern elephant seals in relation to the bathymetry and productivity of the Southern Ocean

  Citation: 362

  Authors: B. J., C., M. A.

• ENSO-related impacts on Antarctic sea ice: a synthesis of phenomenon and mechanisms

  Citation: 355

  Authors: XIAOJUN

• The role of grazing in structuring Southern Ocean pelagic ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles

  Citation: 259

  Authors: VICTOR, PHILIPP, JOACHIM

• A revised inventory of Antarctic subglacial lakes

  Citation: 236

  Authors: MARTIN J., SASHA, IGNAZIO, SERGEY, DONALD D.

• Large scale importance of sea ice biology in the Southern Ocean

  Citation: 217

  Authors: KEVIN R., DAVID N.

• A two-dimensional model for the thermohaline circulation under an ice shelf

  Citation: 204

  Authors: H.H., D.J.

• Bottom water production and its links with the thermohaline circulation

  Citation: 199

  Authors: STANLEY S.

• Antarctic glacial isostatic adjustment: a new assessment

  Citation: 197

  Authors: ERIK R., THOMAS S.

• Evolutionary origins of Antarctic microbiota: invasion, selection and endemism

  Citation: 196

  Authors: Warwick F.

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